Maggie is dumb so she needs these notes

Question 1

After WWII, how did the role of women change?

Answer 1

Women left their wartime jobs and returned home to take care of their families.

Question 2

The US experienced an economic boom after WWII because ________ nations relied on the US for manufactured goods for rebuilding after WWII.

Answer 2

European

Question 3

The creation of nuclear power plants created new ___ opportunities in South Carolina.

Answer 3

job

Question 4

How did the GI Bill help many Americans?

Answer 4

They were able to use money to earn college degrees to get better jobs and they could use money to buy homes.

Question 5

Why were workers able to live further away from their jobs with the development of the affordable automobile?

Answer 5

Families could buy a car and drive to work. They could live in the suburbs and not the city.

Question 6

How could the development of the interstates impact South Carolina tourism?

Answer 6

The interstates increased the number of people who visited South Carolina which promoted tourism.

Question 7

The development of interstates promoted growth of the _______ industry in South Carolina and many states. New roads, hotels, and state parks were built.

Answer 7

Tourism

Question 8

Suburbs developed after WWII because the veterans returning from WWII had money from the GI bill and wanted ____ homes.

Answer 8

new

Question 9

List three factors that lead to the development of suburbs:

Answer 9

Affordable automobiles
Interstate system
Creation of cheap, private housing

Question 10

How did the service of African Americans in WWII lead to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

Answer 10

African Americans served honorably in WWII even though they faced discrimination. Eventually, the military was desegregated.

Question 11

Many African Americans left the south to move west and north after WWII in order to find _____.

Answer 11

jobs

Question 12

After WWII, many women still wanted to continue to work. This laid the foundation for the ______ ___________ of the 1960s.

Answer 12

Womens Movement

Question 13

After the war was over, women wanted more _________ and power in society.

Answer 13

equality

Question 14

After WWII, many African Americans still faced _______ and segregation in South Carolina and the US.

Answer 14

racism

Question 15

After WWII, President Harry Truman ____________ the military in 1948.

Answer 15

Desegregated

Question 16

______ __ _______ ___ ___________ is the Supreme Court case that ended racial segregation in public schools.

Answer 16

Brown vs. Board or Education

Question 17

______ _ _______ is a court case from South Carolina that helped to end segregation in schools.

Answer 17

Briggs vs. Elliot

Question 18

__ ____ _____ _____ __is best known for his policy of civil disobedience. This consisted of peaceful protests. He supported protests like boycotting a movie theater or a restaurant that segregated African Americans from other customers.

Answer 18

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 19

_____ _____ is best known for starting the fight against bus segregation.

Answer 19

Rosa Parks

Question 20

List important figures and leaders of the Civil Rights Movement:

Answer 20

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Friendship Nine
Malcom X

Question 21

How did television help the Civil Rights movement?

Answer 21

TV brought live images of violence and protests into American homes.

Question 22

The _____ _____ __________improved the rights and opportunities of African Americans in the United States.

Answer 22

Civil Rights movement